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On August 2, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs coordinated with relevant ministries, sectors and localities to organize a conference to review the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Border Treaty and the 15th anniversary of the signing of three legal documents on the Vietnam-China land border.

Attending the Conference were comrades: Pham Gia Khiem, former member of the Politburo, former Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Foreign Affairs; Le Hoai Trung, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Party Central Committee's External Relations Commission; Bui Thanh Son, member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Foreign Affairs; comrades of the Party Central Committee, alternate members of the Party Central Committee, leaders, former leaders, cadres and soldiers directly involved in the work of demarcation, marker planting and border management and protection of relevant ministries, branches and localities...

Delegates attending the conference perform the flag-raising ceremony. (Photo: TRUNG HUNG)

The conference on the 25th anniversary of the signing of the border treaty and the 15th anniversary of the signing of three legal documents on the Vietnam-China land border is an opportunity to pay tribute to generations of leaders and officials who have participated in the planning, demarcation and management of the Vietnam-China border by ministries, branches and localities. At the conference, delegates met and exchanged to review their previous work, share valuable lessons and memorable experiences.

Ministries, sectors and localities also exchanged, summarized and evaluated achievements, results and shortcomings and limitations arising in border management and protection work to draw lessons and find solutions to remove difficulties and obstacles, contributing to maintaining a peaceful, friendly, stable, cooperative and sustainable development border for the people of the two countries...

Speaking at the opening of the conference, Minister Bui Thanh Son affirmed that the signing of the border treaty, the completion of border demarcation and the signing of three legal documents on the border have great historical significance, opening a new page in the relationship between the two countries, marking an important turning point in the history of building the Vietnam-China border, contributing to creating and maintaining a peaceful and stable environment in the region and the world.

Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son delivered the opening speech at the conference. (Photo: TRUNG HUNG)

Besides, the completion of land border demarcation also contributes to promoting socio-economic development, especially between border provinces of the two countries.

According to the Minister, since the three legal documents on the Vietnam-China land border came into effect and the two countries officially managed the land border according to the legal documents on the border, in general, the situation on the Vietnam-China land border has been basically stable, the border line and border marker system has been maintained; social order and security in the border area have been ensured; the work of opening and upgrading border gates and connecting traffic has been of interest to both sides; friendly exchanges and cooperation in developing the border area have been promoted.

Head of the Central External Relations Commission Le Hoai Trung speaks at the conference. (Photo: TRUNG HUNG)

Emphasizing that in recent times, development cooperation has become the main trend, Head of the Central External Relations Commission Le Hoai Trung said that the implementation of border protection and management, promotion of development cooperation and the implementation of legal documents on land borders between the two countries have achieved important results, contributing to protecting peace, stability and effectively handling most incidents arising between the two sides, ensuring national defense, security, social order and safety in the region and the world.

The treaty and three legal documents have created better conditions for the two sides to effectively manage the border on the basis of respecting each other's sovereignty, creating conditions for localities, especially border localities, to expand economic development cooperation and enhance friendly exchanges.

The Head of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission cited that bilateral trade turnover between Vietnam and China increased from only 30 million USD in 1991 to 171.9 billion USD by the end of 2023. Vietnam has maintained its position as China's largest trading partner in ASEAN for many years and is currently China's 5th largest partner in the world.

“This demonstrates that a peaceful and stable border will create conditions for trade between the two countries to develop and thus economic relations to develop,” the Head of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission emphasized.

Delegates visit a photo exhibition on the work of demarcating and planting border markers on the Vietnam-China land border on the sidelines of the conference. (Photo: TRUNG HUNG)

Comrade Le Hoai Trung also affirmed that the signing of the treaty and three legal documents on land borders also contributed to helping the neighborly solidarity and friendship between the two countries develop one step further on the basis of mutual trust.